Smuttynose Old Brown Dog

Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

Deep amber/brown pour with frothy brown head. Aroma of malt, wood, and plum. Flavors of malt, sugar, and a dry finish are this guy here. Not a bad beer, just a solid drinker.

Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale ABV: 5.7% IBU: ? Calories: ? Volume: 12 fl oz Glass: tulip Purchased at: 12 pack sampler at Joe Canal’s in West Windsor, NJ Consumed on/at: Thursday March 6th, 2008. sensory first impression: A doppelganger for sugary mix iced tea, with same color, haze and head. Aroma is nice, flowery, enticing. Smuttynose likes bottle conditioning - I always have to pour it twice. The flavor is not too far off of iced tea either - a very calm, enjoyable brew, but nothing to stop you short. Sides of the mouth getting a slight tingle - not a lot of action here. A quiet beer in visuals, activity, and taste, but not bad at all. Aroma/Olfactory: Malt flavor is: brewed, lemony, citrus, and a bit of cinnamon. Hop flavor is: herbal, quiet, mellow. Yeast flavor is: dust and earth. Other flavors include: ginger, raisin, rose Visuals/Appearance: Color is: pale, reddish brown, very much looks like freshly mixed lipton iced tea. Liquid is: hazy and cloudy from conditioning, and dark, but translucent. Head and lace are: nearly not there. Again, like iced tea. Taste/Flavor: Maltiness or Sweetness level is: medium - like a diet tea. Hoppiness or Bitterness level is: not there at all. A lightweight in hops. Sour level is: not there. Palate/Tactile: Body or Mouthfeel is: very light Texture is: thin, smooth, and easygoing. Carbonation is: flat Finish is: short and a bit watery, but not unpleasant. Overall experience: Old brown dog is appropriate. Not a lot of bite - easygoing - half blind - friendly. Doesn’t like to run a lot. A drink in search of a shade tree. It could do with some food, but something crisp and rather neutral, so as to not overwhelm the beer. Maybe perfectly paired with Whole Wheat Matzo, which I love. The color is beautiful. Not one of my favorites, but I’d pick it over many others.

dark ruby brown pour, off white head nutty nose, not very strong Medium to bodied, very drinkable, hops tingle the palate, Floral aftertaste. Great brown ale

Poured to a reddish brown color with off-white head that lingered through most of the glass and left good lacing. Nose was muted, but what was there was a malty roasted nuts. Flavor also went down the malted nut path, with just a hint of hops. Body was a bit on the thin side, and the finish a tad metallic, though long and pleasant overall. Not bad for a brown ale.

A pretty decent brown ale. Nose is a lot of caramel and nuttiness with a little bit of fruit essence thrown in. Pours a rather clear amber/brown color. It has a strong caramel and toffee flavor with some hazelnut in there as well. A little bit thin, but good compared to a lot of brown ales that don’t try to stand apart with obscene amounts of hops.

Cask/draught at Stanton Public. Aroma is malt & yeastand all that. Not as hoppy as the advertising indicated. Decent.

nothing special. smells like nothing, tastes like almost nothing. very watery. disappointed.

Dark brown body with brown three-finger head befitting a rootbeer...head settles quickly...slightly opaque...light fruity esthers with a malt balance that is pleasant...slightly effervescent palate that tucks into the tongue with a medium body... a nice compliment to a meal or fine as a stand-alone...always looking for a solid brown ale, I believe Smuttynose to have crafted this nicely with a combination of mellowness and substance....